International Finance Corporation

From Dreams to Reality

 Easier access to microfinance is having a significant impact on MSMEs and women-owned businesses in the Philippines

The Latest from IFC

Helping Smallholder Farmers Rule the Roost

In Ethiopia, where food insecurity and malnutrition remain major issues and nearly 20 percent of the population are undernourished. An investment in a poultry distributor has fueled their expansion and boosted the availability and affordability of poultry products across the country.

IFC’s Circularity Plus Platform

Modern waste management practices play a critical role in achieving sustainable development and addressing climate change. This IFC initiative supports private waste management companies and municipalities to harness the resource value in waste and to foster a circular economy.

Finance and Prosperity 2024

The inaugural edition of this report analyzes new data and highlights a growing divergence in financial sector resilience and stability among emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) and critical trends in climate finance. 

What We Do

A strong and engaged private sector is indispensible to ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. That's where IFC comes in - we have more than 60 years experience in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities where they are needed most.

Products and Services

We provide investment, advice, and asset management — offerings that are mutually reinforcing and can be tailored to a client’s specific needs.

Sectors and Expertise

We apply our financial resources, technical expertise, global experience, and innovative thinking to help our partners overcome financial, operational, and other challenges.

Our Impact

IFC works with clients to create the opportunities which help the private sector mobilize solutions and finance to solve development challenges.

IFC at a glance

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries.

In fiscal year 2024, IFC committed a record $56 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. 

  • 62.5 Million
    People connected to the internet
  • 11.3 Million
    People supplied with power
  • $226.5 Billion
    In Trade Finance Volume
  • $516.9 Billion
    In Impact from SME Loans

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IFC’s impact spans more than 100 nations. We empower entrepreneurs all over the world, turning bold ideas into engines of inclusive growth creating millions of jobs, uplifting lives, and transforming communities.